Markneukirchen School
Paul Max Otto
Markneukirchen, 1880–1945
Known as ‘Hamburger’. Apprenticed to F. Weller, A. Martin, worked for H. Guttler in Breslau, R. Heckel in Dresden, and Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Markneukirchen from 1904. Fine work. Specialised in miniature ivory violins. — John Dilworth
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Paul Max Born 1880, died 1945 Markneukirchen. Known as ‘Hamburger’. Apprenticed to F. Weller, A. Martin, worked for H. Guttler in Breslau, R. Heckel in Dresden, and Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Markneukirchen from 1904. Fine work. Specialised in miniature ivory violins.
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